Church Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.37° N 4.56° W

Church Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Church Bay sea temperature is
16.6° C
1.2° 

Church Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Church Bay today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Church Bay at 3AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s

Table - waves today at Church Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
115
111
77
31
14
8
10
7
1
9
6
6
4
3
3
3
9
6
3
12
24
23
17
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:52AM5.04m
4:26PM4.70m
4:55AM4.80m
5:37PM4.56m
6:16AM4.64m
7:05PM4.57m
Low Tide
10:13AM1.46m
10:41PM1.77m
11:18AM1.72m
11:58PM1.91m
12:38PM1.85m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
17
Feels °C
7
7
8
8
10
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
11
11
12
12
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